Wringer mop



Sept. 11, 1956 N. E. TINGLEY 2,762,070

WRINGER MOP Filed June 1 6, 1954 l N VEN T OR.

ATTJRNEYS WRINGER MOP Nelson E. Tingley, South Gate, Calif.

Application June 16, 1954, Serial No. 437,029

1 Claim. (Cl. 15-119) This invention relates to the general class ofmops of the self-wringing type, and in particular an applicatorincluding an elongated web of fibrous absorbent material crimped in aU-shaped backing with the backing and body positioned between elongatedfriction jaws carried by a handle and having a hand lever pivotallymounted on the handle connected to the backing with rods whereby upwardmovement of the hand lever draws the applicator upwardly between thejaws wherein products in suspension in the web of the applicator aresqueezed from the web by the jaws and wherein with upward and downwardmovement of the hand lever the web is drawn upwardly and forceddownwardly between the jaws with a massaging action whereby molecules ofdetergents and other substances suspended in the web are expanded andcontracted or worked back and forth in the web.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a device that isparticularly adapted for applying liquid substances such as varnish,waxes, oil, soap and detergent solutions, liquid sealers, sizes,polishes and other liquid substances or solutions whereby the productsare adapted to be absorbed into the web of the applicator and graduallyexpunged therefrom by slowly drawing the web upwardly between twofriction-gripping jaws.

Various types of devices have been provided for expelling liquids andother substances from mops, brushes, and the like, however, such devicesoperate to expel a liquid completely from a mop or the like and,conseuently, are not adapted for applicators wherein it is desirable togradually force the product from the applicator as the product is used.With this thought in mind, this invention contemplates an elongatedrelatively thick web of fibrous absorbent material mounted between apair of gripping jaws with means for drawing the web through the jawsfor expunging substances suspended in the web whereby such substancesmay readily be applied to floors, walls, ceilings, building framework,motor vehicles and other objects or devices.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide a handle having amounting element for a web of fibrous absorbent material whereby the webmay be gradually drawn between friction-gripping jaws for forcingproducts in the web from an extended edge thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide an applicator whereinproducts to be applied are suspended in a web of tibrous absorbentmaterial wherein the web is adapted to be reciprocated betweenfriction-gripping jaws for working products into the web and also forcleaning the web.

A further object of the invention is to provide an applicator having anelongated web of fibrous absorbent material frictionally held betweenelongated gripping jaws with the jaws carried by the end of a handle andwith the web actuated between the jaws with a hand lever on the handlein which the applicator is of a simple and economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view,

nited States Patent() Patented Sept. 11, 1956 the invention embodies asubstantially U-shaped backing member having spaced ears extendedupwardly therefrom, an elongated web of fibrous absorbent material, amounting member substantially U-shaped in cross section and havinginwardly extended ridges on the lower edges providing friction-grippingjaws adapted to be positioned on sides of 'the backing member and alsoadapted to be extended over the web, a handle extended from the mountingmember and a hand lever pivotally mounted on the handle and connected byrods to the ears of the backing member whereby the backing member andweb are adapted to be drawn inwardly between the frictiongripping jawsor forced outwardly through the jaws.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from thefollowing description taken in connection with the drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the improved applicatorshowing the device with part of the handle broken away.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the head of the applicatortaken on line 2-2 'of Figure l.

Figure 3 is a cross section through one end of the applicator beingtaken on line 3 3 of Figure l.

Figure 4 is a detail showing one end of the web of the applicator withthe web secured in the backing member and with part of the web andbacking member broken' away.

Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference characters denotecorresponding parts, the improved applicator of this invention includesa web 10, a backing member 11, substantially U-shaped in cross sectionand having inwardly extended friction-gripping edges 12 and 13 crimpedover one edge of the web, a substantially triangular shaped mountingmember having arms 14 and 15 forming a supporting member U-shaped incross section and having inwardly extended ribs or ridges 16 and 17 onthe lower edges of the arms, substantially triangular shaped sections 1Sand 19 extended upwardly from the arms 14 and 15, respectively, andhaving semi-circular sections 20 and v2i providing a hub extendedupwardly therefrom, a handle 22 secured in the hub with a pin 2'3, aY-shaped hand lever 24 pivotally mounted on the handle 22 with a pin 25and rods 26 and 27 connecting arms 23 and `29 of the hand lever to ears30 and 3-1 extended upwardly from the backing member 11.

Although it is preferred to form the web -10 of cellulose spongematerial, it will be understood that other suitable bers or absorbentmaterial may be used and it will be understood that the web may be ofany suitable thickness.

ln the design shown, the edges 12 and 13 of the backing member l1 areprovided with openings 32 from which prongs are struck and the prongsare forced inwardly into the web to insure the web remaining in thebacking member.

With the web extended, as shown in `Figure l, the backing member isfrictionally held between the ridges 16 and 17 of the arms 14 and `15and the lower edges of the arms are rolled providing beads 33 and 34that are positioned to bear against side surfaces of the web lil to urgesubstances, and particularly liquids, from the web as the web is drawnupwardly through the throat or between the ridges 16 and 17.

The ears 30 and 31 on the upper surface of the backing member 11 areprovided with openings and extended ends 35 and 36 on the lower parts ofthe rods 26 and 27 are extended through the openings, as shown in Figure2. The upper ends of the rods 26 and 27 are extended inwardly andpivotally mounted in openings 37 and 38, respectively, in the arms 2%and 29 of the hand lever 24 and with the arms extended through openings39 and 40 formed by recesses in the edges of the sections 18 and 19 ofthe mounting element the rods are readily drawn upwardly withy the handlever 24, whereby the web or cellulose sponge is drawn from the positionshown in Figure 1 to that shown in Figure 3.

The applicator of this invention may be provided in dierent sizes andthe device, in its entirely, may be used for different purposes.

The device is primarily designed to apply varnish, wax, oil, soap orother detergent solutions, liquid sealers, sizes, polishes and otherliquid substances or solutions to floors, walls, ceilings, frames orother parts of buildings or to motor vehicles and with the lower part ofthe web 10 positioned in a solution the hand lever 2'4 may bereciprocated to work the solution into the web and to evenly distributeparticles or molecules of the product throughout the bers of the spongeof which the web is formed.

In using the applicator in the conventional manner, products may bedrawn into the web by capillary attraction and as the products are usedor, after use, the products may be expunged by drawing the hand leverv24 upwardly whereby the lower portion of the web is drawn between thegripping ridges 16 and 17 wherein the web is squeezed by the ridges, Itwill be understood that the tension of the arms 14 and 15 may beadjusted to compensate for the material of the web or to correspond Withthe amount of material to be squeezed from the web.

By this means, the complete web may be saturated and material suspendedin the extended edge of the web may readily be applied to floors, walls,or other surfaces, and as this material is used the web is drawninwardly squeezing additional material toward the outer or contactingedge thereof.

The rounded lower edegs of the arms of the mounting element preventdamage to the material of the web and, as shown at point 41, the beadsor rolls 33 and 34 are bent upwardly at the ends to prevent damageY tothe web by sharp corners of the friction-gripping arms. With the loweredges ofthe friction-gripping elements formed in this manner, the webmay be drawn inwardly and forced outwardly without danger of damagingthe texture thereof.

It will be understood that modifications, within the scope of theappended claim, may be made in the design and arrangement of the partswithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

An applicator comprising an elongated web of brous, compressible,absorbent material, a backing member crimped over an 'upper edge of saidweb, said backing member having ears with openings therein extendedupwardly therefrom, a mounting member substantially triangular in shapehaving elongated base portions and inwardly converging sides taperingtoward the apex of the mounting member, said mounting member beingU-shaped in cross section, having depending arms with inwardly andlongitudinally extended ridges on the base portions, said web and saidbacking member being positioned between the arms of the mounting member,a handle connected to and extended from the apex of said mountingmember, a Y-shaped hand lever pivotally mounted on the handle, rodshaving inturned ends pivotally connected to said hand lever, said rodsbeing extended from the hand lever through the tapering sides of themounting member and having outturned ends that are pivotally connectedto the openings of the ears on the backing member of the web within themounting member whereby the web is adapted to be drawn upwardly betweenthe ridges on the base portions of the mounting member upon actuatingthe hand lever to squeeze material from said web.

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